Willis sworn into new legislative seat
South Mississippi’s newest member of the Mississippi House of Representatives was sworn in Monday.
House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, announced Monday that Rep. Patricia Willis, of Diamondhead, was sworn in in Jackson at 10:30 a.m. Willis won a May 28 non-partisan special election to replace the late Rep. Jessica Upshaw, and will serve as a Republican, as Upshaw did. Willis, 60, is an attorney and also a Waveland city prosecutor.
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6/10/13
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